Stable trade routes spring up
stable trade routes are gushing.
trade and settlement are False dichotomy
Consider the contrast between a "settlement strategy" in which profits are gained by settling at a resource "spring point" and a "trading strategy" in which profits are gained by "moving" resources.
At this time, stable and profitable trade routes are themselves resource outlets, and trade using only those trade routes is a type of settlement.
Old trade route
New trade routes
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